Taliban Storm Ghazni City of Afghanistan

Heavy clashes are ongoing between Afghan forces and Taliban in Ghazni City of Afghanistan– 148 kilometers southwest of Kabul.Taliban has said in a statement that the group has stormed Ghazni City from different sides. According to media reports Kabul-Ghazni Highway has been closed to traffic following heavy fighting between government forces and Taliban.

According to local media reports, Hamidullah Nawrozi, member of Ghazni Provincial Council, told that “Ghazni city will fall to the Taliban if reinforcements were not sent”.